Tuesday Night Sabroso!

Hello Y'all,

Spinning continuous Latin/Afro Beat and Funk music spanning 6 decades. No style will be left uncooked - Folklorico, Salsa, Boo-Ga-Loo, Rock, Funk, Lounge and Jazz. Providing a soundtrack for eating, drinking, dancing or just sittin' back and listening.

Some treats you can look forward to...
Bobby Valentin - "Guarambemebere" (Fania) 7" [One of my personal favorites]
Dimension Latina - "Vivendo Del Cuento" (L.A.D. Records) 7"
Justo Betancourt - "Yira - Yira" (Fania) 7"
Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound - "El Barrio Sin Guapo" (International) 7"
Johnny Colon - "Mambo Suzie" (Cotique) 7" [This is the B-Side to the Dickie Goodman track "On Campus"]
Chivrico Davila - "Llego El Frizao" (Alegre) 7"
Arthur Sterling with The Pucho Band - "Ain't That Right" b/w Darin's Mambo (Verve) 7" Two great back to back tracks!

Sabroso! No Style Left Uncooked

Hey Y'all,
I'll be at Maxwell's spinning continuous Latin/Afro Beat, Soul and Funk music spanning 6 decades. No style will be left uncooked - Folklorico, Salsa, Boo-Ga-Loo, Rock, Funk, Lounge and Jazz. Providing a soundtrack for eating, drinking, dancing or just sittin' back and listening. In the words of el Diablo himself - "You build it ...and they will came!" so please do.

Playing the jazzy funky 45's after midnight:
Houston Person - "The Son Of Man" - (Prestige)
Gene Ammons - "Jungle Strut" - (Prestige)
Reuben Wilson - "Orange Peel" - (Blue Note)
The Three Sounds - "Sittin' Duck" - (Blue Note)
Chester Thompson - "Powerhouse" - (Black Jazz)
Pretty Purdie - "Funky Donkey" - (Date)
and of course my favorite...
Jimmy McGriff - "The Worm" - (Solid State)

Random Lists from 2004

I was flipping through the collection and decided to spin some Baadasssss Songs and Action Sounds. I pulled some of my favorites from film's 70's. Here's a sampling...

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song - Malvin Van Peebles featuring Brer Soul and Earth Wind & Fire
The Final Comdown - Grant Green
Willie Dynamite - Music Score Composed & Conducted by J.J. Johnson
Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye
The Spook Who Sat by the Door - Herbie Hancock
Truck Turner - Issac Hayes
Slaughters Big Rip Off - James Brown
Sheba Baby - Music Composed by Monk Higgins &Alex Brown vocals by Barbera Mason
Pinball Number Count form Seseme Street - The Pointer Sisters
The Mack - Willie Hutch
Joe - songs performed by Jerry Butler and Exuma
Cool Breeze - Music - Solomn Burke
Black Caesar - Performed by the Godfather of Soul James Brown
Black Belt Jones - music Score Composed and Performed by Dennis Coffey and Luchi De Jesus
Aesop - Forty fables of the ancient storytellers given new life through contemporary interpretations and music.
Shorty the Pimp - Don Julien - 45 RPM
Superfly Meets Shaft - John and Ernest 45 RPM
Cleopatra Jones - Joe Simon - 45 RPM
Superfly - Curtis Mayfield - 45 RPM
Dolemite - Rudy Ray Moore - 45 RPM
and a few more..

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The New Funk:
"Now That I'm Gone (Look How You Are Crying)" - Charles Bradley and the Bullets - (Daptone Records)
"Bus People Theme" - The New Process - (Tramp Records)
"Getcha Soul Togetha" - Breakestra - (Stones Throw)
"Didn't Mean a Thing" - Litlle Barrie - (Stark Reality)
"Wait Up" - Speedometer b/w "Coffee Providers" - The New Mastersounds - (Do Right!) - promo
"The Funky Yug" - The Neapolitans - (Neapolitan Records)
"Babarabatin'" - The Quantic Soul Orchestra - (Tru Thoughts)
"Charlie's Theme" - The Jimi Entley Sound - (Espionage Disk)
"Eel Oil" - The Bamboos - (Bamboo Shack)
"C'mon Boot It!" - Calypso King & The Soul Investigators - (Jive)
"Ready...Aim..." - The Baker Brothers - (arse Records)
"Peanut Butter & Jelly" - The Beastie Boys - (Capitol Records)
"Soul Dig" - The Soul Diggers - (Saucy Records)
"In The Raw" b/w "The Bastard" - The Whitefield Brothers - (Soul Fire Records)
"Diggin' Up The Yard" - The Other Side - (Desco Records)
"3 On The B" - Evil Eddie & The Super Slinkys - (Blow It Hard Records)
"Home Fries" - Rick Hudson & The Bogaloo Band
and last but not least...
"The United States of Longo" - The Longo All Stars - (Kennel Klub)

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Here's a sampling of what's to come for Tuesdays late night spins:
"Loran's Dance" - Idris Muhammad (7")
"Bishop School" - Yusef Lateef (7")
"Fat Cakes" - Jimmy Mcgriff (7")
"Ode To Soul Man" - Syl Johnson (7")
"Clockwise Revolution" - Sunrise Movement (7")
"Hot Pants (Gonna Get You in Trouble)" - Norma and the Heartaches (7")
"Pop Corn - Pt 1 and 2" - Jimbo Jackson and Violators (7")
"Fifth Street" - Mercy Men (7")
"We Gave the Drummer Some" - Specks Williams (7")
"Groovy Monday" - Edwin Daugherty (7")
"Chopper 70" - Wayne Cochran (7")

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This week we are celebrating the ladies:
Hang on in There - The Stovall Sisters
You Gotta Push - Jodi Gales
Can You Deal With That - Jo Ann Garrett
I've Got Reasons - Mary Jane Hooper
There's a Break In the Road - Betty Harris
Shoorahh! Shoorah! - Betty Wright
You're Losing Me - Ann Sexton
I'm a Streaker - Arelean Brown

Sabroso! - Fat Tuesday

Hello Y'all,


Extra spicy version of Sabroso! I'll be tipping my hat to Fat Tuesdays well as the usual Latin goodness and heavy on the Boo-Ga-Loo side! Bring the beads and I'll show you my... 45 adapters. I have been told they look very much so like...

Betty Harris - "Break in the Road"
The TNT band - "Ya Ya" (or the Ritchie Ray version - maybe both)
Mary Jane Hooper - "I Got Reasons"
Dr. John - "Mardis Gras Day"
The Wild Magnolias - Iko Iko
Leon Spencer - "Message from the Meters"
Rusty Bryant - "Mister S"
Huey "Piano" Smith - "Don't You Just Know it"
Johnny Jenkins - "I Walk on Gilded Splinters"
Ernie K Doe - "Gotta Pack My Bags"
Eddie Bo - "Hook and Sling"
and many many more!

New Finds

Hello Y'all,

I haven't posted new finds in a while and thought I would since I did quite well at this past weekend at the DC's Tavern First Staurday Record Swap. Most are from the past week or so.


Black Crack:

Syl Johnson - "Take Me to The River" - (HI Records 45) - Raw feel version. My favorite of all the versions.

Irene and the Scotts - "Stuck on You Baby" (Smash Records 45) - Never heard this before. Kickin' R&B Soul groover.

KISS - 4 picture disc Gene Simmons interview - What can I say, when "HE" speaks we all must listen.

Muhammad Ali - "I'm the Greatest" b/w instrumental - Again, when "HE" speaks we all must listen. Isn't worship great.

Junior Wells - "Junior's Groove" and "I'm Gonna Cramp Your Style" (45s on Bright Star) Funky sides from Junior Wells. Tracks that eventually became part of the Blue Rock LP. A must have if you like your Blues - Chicago, electric or funky.

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - "Genuine Pt 1 and 2" - (Daptone Records) - Diggin' in on this slow burn punch in the face funky tune.

Charles Bradley and the Bullets - "Now That I'm Gone" b/w "Can't Stop Thinking About You" - (Daptone Records) - One of the heaviest new funk 45s and that is saying something considering the competition. DAMN HEAVY.

El Michel's Affair - "Detroit Twice" - (On Daptone subsidiary Misty) - Soul-Jazzy and funky when it wants to be. Nice lead into "People Make the World Go Round" - Stylistics.

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - "Glorified Magnified" LP - Getting back to the heavy rock.

Moody Blues - GO NOW! - LP (London Records) - Classic 60's Garage

Les Brown - How Brown Sounds Now - (BASF LP) - Lounge with an edge. A contradiction yes but some cool tunes here.

Basie - S/T (Cleff Records) - Nice clean original copy for $2


5" Tin Crack:

Inside the Special Pillow - Former indie Rock stars elevate themselves to God-like status. Another record that makes me ask why doesn't everyone own a copy. This is a very very Special Pillow.

Flex Unger - Little Music for Little People (Black Rhombus Sound System) - Received this today (021104) and have listened to it twice. Great stuff. Beats, sounds, loops, trumpet and even vocals.

Radio Ping Pong with Rob Weisberg

Hello Y'all,

A couple times a year Rob Weisberg is kind enough to ask me to bring a box of records and go track to track for 2 hours. For the first hour we have decided to have Spain (Rob) go up against Latin America (Pat.). Sometimes it can get hectic sometimes it is smooth but it is always a lot of fun.

Here's our last bout...
(Rob being a gentleman let me go first)

Allegre All-Stars: Manteca
African System Orch: Baby Agnes
Bobby Valentin: Guarabembere 7"
Fairuz: Ya Ghozayel
Bob Rosengarden and friends: Like Bongos
Phil Woods: Zorba The Greek / Greek Cooking / Impulse
Little Joe and the Embers: Oye Como Va
TP Polyrhytmo de Cotonou: No Te Faches Pa / 0+0
Menique Y Kako: Kako's Boogaloo / Sock It To Me
Dr. Nico: Sookie / Dr. Nico and the Orch African Fiesta / African
Willie Bobo: Broasted or Fried
Hugh Masekela's Union of South Africa: Shebeen
The Pazant Brothers: Juicy Lucy 7"
SDV Swing Band: School In / Various Artists: Ice Cream and Suckers
Louie Ramirez: Lucy's Spanish Harlem
Geeta Dutt: Mera Naam Chin Chin Choo
TNT Band: The Meditation 7"
Noormadiah: Temptation / Various Artists: Malayan Love Songs
Ozzie Torrens: Boogaloo in Apartment 41
Mekongo: Bikut Si / President
Bwana: La Jurumba / Bwana / Caytronics
Ndala and the Super Five: Metsoale Eaka / 7"
Machito: Soul American / Machito Goes To Memphis / RCA
Mphrayana and the Cannibals: Babsy Mlangeni
Candido: Jump Back / 7" / Blue Note
The Movers: Phefeni Special Pt. 1 / Soweto Inn / RCA
Porfito Jimenez and Orch: El Sabor Se Te Acabo / 7" / Mercury
Souzy Kasseya: Uta Ndima Tony / 7"
Cal Tjader: Mambero

Sunday November 23rd - WFMU - Radio Ping Pong with Rob Weisberg. Transpacific Sound Paradise: Popular and Unpopular Music from Around the World with Rob Weisberg is heard on Sundays 8-10pm on WFMU 91.1 FM in the New York Metropolitan area and 90.1 in New York's Hudson Valley.

Sabroso! - We Are BACK!

Sabroso!
Hey Y'all,
We are back!. If you can make I'd love to see you all. In the past 5 weeks I have picked up a few great things. We had the first DC's Tavern Record Swap and of course the "Dollar Guys" at WFMU provided some great slabs of wax.

A few choice finds:
Ramon Marquez - Mambo USA b/w Mambo India
Mongo Santamaria - Mongo's Boogaloo b/w Old Cloths
Mongo Santamaria - Yeh! Yeh! b/w Get The Money
Johnny Colon - Mambo Suzie

For the Soul/Funk portion of the night...

Candi Staton - I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than a Young Man's Fool)
Isley's - Get Into Something Pt 1 and 2
Howlin' Wolf - Evil b/w Tailgunner
Marvin Gaye - You're The Man - Pt 1 and 2
The Mar-Keys - Grab This Thing - Pt 1 and 2
Gunga Din - Snake Pit b/w Crabcakes
The Honey Drippers - Impeach The President
Mighty Groove Makers - Let's Dance Some Mo Pt 1 and 2

New Records!

Between the FMU record fair and The DC's Tavern monthly Swap I have gotten some great records. A few of these were off the internet as well.

Recent finds buys and trades:
7":
"Mama's Got a Bag of Her Own" (End) - Anna King
"Talking Loud and Saying Nothing" (Polydor - Japan) - James Brown
"You're the Man" Pt 1 and 2 - (Tamla) - Marvin Gaye
The Incredible Jimmy Smith - "Bucket!" - Little LP - (Blue Note) - Jimmy Smith
"The Son of Man" - (Prestige) - Houston Person
"Fat Mama b/w The Raven" - (Fantasy) - Woody Herman
"My Philosophy" Single Edit and Instrumental - (Jive) - Boogie Down Productions
"I Loves You Porgy b/w Yours and Mine (Instro)" - (Bethlehem) - James Brown
"Impeach The President" - (Alaga) - Honey Drippers
"See - F b/w Makin' It With You" - (Eastbound) - Ceasar Frazier
"Keep it Steady (Brecker Bump) b/w If You Wanna Boogie Forget It/Sneakin' Up Behind You" - (Arista) - The Brecker Brothers
Herbie Hancock:
"Palm Grease" Promo (Mono/Stereo) - (Columbia)
"Palm Grease b/w Butterfly" - (Columbia)
"Spank-A-Lee b/w Actual Proof" - (Columbia)
"Hot Dawgit b/w Tambura" - (Columbia) - Ramsey Lewis and Earth Wind and Fire
"Mambo USA b/w Mambo India" - (Fiesta) - Ramon Marquez and His Orchestra

Aint Crack Great! Waitng for Hurricane Isabel

Hey Y'all,
Got some great new 45s to spin in the wee hours this week. The Diplomats of Solid Sound sent along three new slabs of tasty treats. "Pork Chop" on Estrus Records, "Bullfrog Boo-Ga-Loo"/"Willie's Theme" on Prescription and a 4 track EP on Butterfly. Also The New Process (Poet of Rhythm side project) slammin' 45 "Freedom"/"Bus People Theme," Now and Again Records re-issue and the Hip-Club issue The Soul 69 doing their "Theme". Boo-ga-loo your ass to Maxwell's and let's get some action in before Isabel, the damn hurricane, hits.

Other new gems:
No CD player but have you heard "The Ocillator" by James Taylor Quartet this is fantastic also the Express Rising LP is amazing. Got a Copy of Cypress Hill's - "Los Grandes Exitos en Espanol" and hope to spin some of this soon. Happy happy joy joy.

"Let's Dance Some Mo" Pt 1 and 2 - (Peanut Country Records) - Mighty Groove Makers
"Soul Clappin' b/w Rappin" - (Marquee Records) - The Buena Vistas
"Bo Diddley b/w Slippin' and Slidin'" - Promo (Cameo) - Carroll Brothers
"Down and Out In New York City b/w Mama's Dead" - (Polydor) - James Brown - The Creator
"Evil b/w Taligunner" - (Cadet Concept) - Howlin' Wolf
"Mombo Suzie" - Johnny Colon b/w "On Campus" - Dickie Goodman
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(Cotique)
"Get Into Something" Pt 1 and 2 - (T-Neck) - Isley Brothers
"Thank You Baby" Pt 1 and 2 - (Don King Productions Inc.) - Leone Thomas

The Sugarman 3 / Lee Fields Live at Maxwell's

Hey Yall,
I'll be handling the vinyl presentation at , the Sugarman 3 / Lee Fields show this coming Saturday (Sat. August 16th 10 p.m. $10) at Maxwell's in Hoboken. Ever since the arrival of Hank I haven't been able to get out much, so it is nice when some cool shit comes to my backdoor.

"Vital Viscus"

Some delights that should grace the platter:
James Brown - "The Drunk"
Jimmy McGriff - "The Worm"
Willie Tell & The Overtures "Kick Back"
Willard Burton & The Funky Four - "Funky In Here"
Busey's Soulbenders - "Soul Power (Part 1)"
Clifton White - "The Warm Up (Part 1)"
George Semper - "Get Out My Life Woman"
Louis Chachere "The Hen"
and much much more. Dancing is alwyas allowed!

Sabroso! - Going heavy on the Boo-Ga-Loo

Hey Y'all,
Going heavy on the Boo-Ga-Loo this Tuesday. Last week ran it down Mongo's Way. The LP of the same name could be one of my favorites. If you don't know it, it is on Atalantic. Boo-ga-loo your butts over to Hoboken for some great food and I hope the music aint that bad.

Expect to hear the following and more:
Monguito Santamaria - "Hey Sister"
Bobby Matos "Caliente y Grasoso
The Lat-Teens - "Smoke Shop"
Louie Ramirez - In the Heart of Spanish Harlem (LP)
El Gran Combo - "Gran Combos Boogaloo"
Orchestra Harlow - "Freak Off"
Ralphie Martinez and His National Combo- Cool Man!